- By Gabrielle Lamplugh - Youth engagement has been integral to the success of the Equitable Neighborhoods Initiative and a focus of the project from its earliest days. We recognize the role the …
Living Rural on Purpose
- By Gabrielle Lamplugh - ENI Community Liaison Emily Simpson has lived in Crossville, Alabama for her whole life. Emily shared that this northeast Alabama community of a couple of thousand …
What is Mental Health First Aid?
- By Debbie Quinn - First aid, or the emergency care needed when a person is injured or ill until full medical treatment is available, is commonly accepted as necessary. Most people have either …
Successfully engaging with youth: Gen Z doesn’t care about “how we’ve always done it”
- By Adrian Holloway - “Kids these days are a different breed. They are never satisfied. They lack motivation.” Do any of these statements sound familiar? I’m sure many of us have heard …
How to Engage Youth to Lead Change
- By Khiaw Srihanouvong - Youth are our future and will one day be the decision-makers in our communities. For youth today, the world looks a lot different than it did for those of us who are …
Back to school: Welcoming neighbors into a new school system
- By Debra Goble - As the beginning of the school year approaches across our state, we find students with many mixed emotions. For some students, there is a feeling of excitement. For others, it’s …
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